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    The Social Life of Indian Trains review: Amitava Kumar’s portrait of a Republic in motion

    Aditya Mani Jha
    19 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Amitava Kumar blends reportage, history, pop culture and political memory, using journeys from the Himsagar Express to the Darjeeling toy train to examine truth, violence, intimacy and sociology of...

    The Social Life of Indian Trains review: Amitava Kumar’s portrait of a Republic in motion
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    Haryana’s ‘killer mom’ case: Why it’s wrong to link violence by women to vanity, envy

    18 Dec 2025 1:01 PM IST
    Shiva Krish on how Amma’s Pride chronicles Tamil Nadu’s first recognised trans marriage
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    Shiva Krish on how Amma’s Pride chronicles Tamil Nadu’s first recognised trans marriage

    18 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Bengaluru
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    USKB and MLTR: Two legendary Bengaluru restaurants turn 100

    15 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Harinder Baweja

    Harinder Baweja on conflict reporting, Kashmir’s wounds, and India’s old and new fault lines

    13 Dec 2025 8:41 AM IST
    Christmas Karma: Gurinder Chadha and Anushka Shah on how they created the musical

    Christmas Karma: Gurinder Chadha and Anushka Shah on how they created the musical

    12 Dec 2025 12:30 PM IST
    Nepal-Ranjit Rae

    What lies ahead for Nepal and Sushila Karki’s interim govt after the Gen Z uprising

    11 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Sophie Kinsella

    Sophie Kinsella, bestselling author of Shopaholic series of novels, dies at 55

    10 Dec 2025 10:42 PM IST
    Gerasim Lebedev

    How Indologist Gerasim Lebedev built the foundation of India-Russia relations

    10 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Badshah

    How Badshah, set to headline London’s O2 Arena, became India’s superstar rapper

    7 Dec 2025 2:38 PM IST
    A Sixth of Humanity

    How India’s linguistic federalism shaped the conflict over a national language

    2 Dec 2025 4:55 PM IST
    Auto Queens-Chennai-auto drivers

    Auto Queens: A chronicle of Chennai’s women auto drivers, their solidarity and struggle

    2 Dec 2025 9:25 AM IST
    Twinkle-Khanna

    Twinkle Khanna’s Mrs Funnybones Returns breaks pattern of formulaic celebrity books

    30 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Noor Inayat Khan

    Noor Inayat Khan: Tipu Sultan’s descendant who became Britain’s spy against Hitler

    29 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Calorie

    Dolly Ahluwalia on ‘Calorie,’ Air India 182 crash, and aftermath of Operation Blue Star

    Ektaa Malik
    27 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST

    The actor talks about her latest film Calorie, which premieres at IFFI on Friday, inherited grief, being honest and true to the craft, and how costume...

    How ITC Maurya’s Avartana reinvents South Indian cuisine with flair

    How ITC Maurya’s Avartana reinvents South Indian cuisine with flair

    23 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    New Delhi Indian Restaurant-Philadelphia

    New Delhi Indian Restaurant: A Philadelphia fixture for generations of students

    22 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Aranya Sahay-Humans-in-the Loop-AI

    How Aranya Sahay’s Humans in the Loop spotlights rural, invisible workers training AI

    20 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Khan-el-Khalili-Egypt-souk-in-Cairo-Indian-spices

    How a Cairo souk became India and Egypt’s oldest link on the ancient spice route

    19 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    MK Shankar-The Convert

    M K Shankar on how his novel, The Convert, is an enquiry into faith and belonging

    18 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    The Eleventh Hour Salman Rushdie

    The Eleventh Hour review: Rushdie returns to peak form with tales of decline and death

    16 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Jawaharlal Nehru

    How Jawaharlal Nehru didn’t require Prime Minister’s chair to leave his mark on history

    14 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Kanu Behl interview: ‘Agra is a film about desire and sexual repression’

    Kanu Behl interview: ‘Agra is a film about desire and sexual repression’

    13 Nov 2025 7:20 PM IST
    Serendipity art festival

    Serendipity Arts Festival: How Sunil Munjal built South Asia’s leading cultural platform

    13 Nov 2025 5:30 PM IST
    Zakir Khan

    Papa Yaar: How Zakir Khan turns the father-son relationship into a two-hour laugh riot

    13 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Sabzi-Yasmin Khan

    What Bloomsbury-Cornwall deli row over sabzi says about ownership of common food words

    12 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
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    Why skirt, a wardrobe staple for women, continues to rule the style spectrum

    10 Nov 2025 11:10 AM IST
    Kalyan Varma-Wild Tamil Nadu

    How Kalyan Varma’s Wild Tamil Nadu uses Sangam literature to map state’s wildlife

    6 Nov 2025 10:30 AM IST
    Bengaluru museums

    10 must-visit galleries and museums that offer a window into Bengaluru’s art scene

    5 Nov 2025 4:50 PM IST
    Vir Das-memoir-The Outsider-book-review

    The Outsider review: Vir Das’s memoir is a stand-up comic’s honest ode to misfit life

    4 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
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